# Chinese AI companies buy 1 million Nvidia gaming and workstation GPUs in a single year, report claims — export control-compliant chips flood the market to bridge gap in compute demand

> Chinese tech companies have bought more than 1 million Nvidia gaming and workstation GPUs to plug gaps in demand for AI computing power, Financial Times reports.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/chinese-ai-companies-buy-1-million-nvidia-gpus-in-a-single-year-report-claims-export-control-compliant-chips-flood-the-market-to-bridge-gap-in-compute-demand?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ace4bd3e9b5454c479e9581)
- **Published:** 2026-10-13
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #huawei #nvidia #rtx #ai
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